User:As in liberty/Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) is an advisory panel of the
Structure and mission
TPSAC consists of 12 members, including a chairperson, all of whom are selected by the FDA commissioner from among experts in medicine, medical ethics, science and technology related to the manufacture and use of tobacco products. Nine voting seats are held for academics and practitioners in the field of health care, while three non-voting seats are held for industry representatives. Members serve for overlapping terms of four years.
Membership
Voting members
- Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S., chair
- Neal L. Benowitz, M.D.
- Mark Stuart Clanton, M.D., M.P.H.
- Gregory Niles Connolly, D.M.D., M.P.H.
- Karen L. DeLeeuw, M.S.W.
- Patricia Nez Henderson, M.P.H., M.D.
- Jack E. Henningfield, Ph.D.
- Melanie Wakefield, Ph.D.
Non-voting members
- Luby Arnold Hamm, Jr.
- Jonathan Daniel Heck, Ph.D., DABT
- John H. Lauterbach, Ph.D., DABT
Controversy
On March 1, 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that proposed committee members Jack Henningfield and Neal L. Benowitz, had served as consultants to
References
- ^ a b c Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
- ^ Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
- ^ Occasional Smoker, 47, Signs Tobacco Bill, Jeff Zeleny, New York Times, June 22, 2009.
- ^ FDA Tobacco Panel Includes Members With Quit-Smoking Ties, Wall Street Journal, David Kesmodel and Jared A. Favole, March 1, 2010.
- ^ FDA lax on conflicts of interest, Boston Globe, March 8, 2010
- ^ ALG Calls On Administration to Dismiss Science Panel Members With Conflicts, March 31, 2010.
External links
[[Category:Food and Drug Administration]] [[Category:Tobacco in the United States]] [[Category:Tobacco control]]